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under this administration under president obama we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes -- >> those are some of the republican leadership in the house as you can see responding to the white house's response to their counteroffer of a couple days ago as a reminder the president is going to speak to the business roundtable at 10:50 this morning. we think he'll take some questions even as gop leadership is meeting with small businesses as negotiations or lack thereof over the fiscal cliff continue. >> did you see that the nbc white house team is reporting the belief that perhaps the republicans don't have the fight in them anymore to really dig in now on the concessions on the way which is good news if you don't want to go over the fiscal cliff but they are dispelling the real argument for later on. >> fuel line inspections being ordered for boeing 787 dreamliner. phil lebeau has more on this story. >> a rough day yesterday if you are tracking what's happening with the dreamliner. one of two important stories that broke yesterd
under this administration under president obama we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes -- >> those are some of the republican leadership in the house as you can see responding to the white house's response to their counteroffer of a couple days ago as a reminder the president is going to speak to the business roundtable at 10:50 this morning. we think he'll take some questions even as gop leadership is meeting with small...
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take a look at how that compares to where barack obama has stood so far. he's saying he wants to raise tax rates at above 250,000 in income and he's looking for $1.4 trillion in new tax revenue. that's about 0.4 trillion higher than the speaker as of right now. and he's looking for a near permanent extension of the debt ceiling. he'd like to get rid of that problem altogether. so, right there, carl, you can get a sense that they're not all that far apart. there is still some distance to be bridged here. if you talk to people in washington today, as i've been doing, they don't get a sense that a deal is imminent, you know, in the next 24 to 48 hours but we are definitely inching that way in this new offer from speaker boehner is encouraging to those who would like to see a deal here, carl. >> eamon just mechanically say they came out arm in arm so to speak in the next few days. could the wheels get something on paper in time for us to get this done before year end? >> they might be able to get it done before year end or what they might be able to do is sort
take a look at how that compares to where barack obama has stood so far. he's saying he wants to raise tax rates at above 250,000 in income and he's looking for $1.4 trillion in new tax revenue. that's about 0.4 trillion higher than the speaker as of right now. and he's looking for a near permanent extension of the debt ceiling. he'd like to get rid of that problem altogether. so, right there, carl, you can get a sense that they're not all that far apart. there is still some distance to be...
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bill daley was the white house chief of staff under president obama during the debt ceiling negotiations last year. mr. daley, thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: we were just trying to figure out what to make of this. all morning long we've been saying it's relatively good news that we haven't within hearing from the principalprincipals. what does it mean now that speaker boehner is going to be addressing the house at noon. >> i think it's a strong sign there is movement. i don't know that. i'm not on the inside. i don't know what's going on. i doubt the speaker is going to stand up and speak to the body and say nothing's happening and we're not going anywhere and just give a partisan speech. so i'm hopeful that that's what this means. i think it would be damaging to a process that has been basically as it was in '11, a pretty quiet going process kept in secret if all the sudden this becomes anything but that process. i think a very public negotiation does not help getting this done. in what is a relatively very short period to sort of
bill daley was the white house chief of staff under president obama during the debt ceiling negotiations last year. mr. daley, thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: we were just trying to figure out what to make of this. all morning long we've been saying it's relatively good news that we haven't within hearing from the principalprincipals. what does it mean now that speaker boehner is going to be addressing the house at noon....
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ceiling after the inauguration as their best chance of pushing president obama and democrats for more budget cuts. >> the big chance for a big deal is that the debt ceiling -- that is when we'll have leverage to turn the country around, prevent it from becoming greece and save social security and medicare. >> as a practical matter no matter what congress and the white house do before the end of the year it is already too late for most employers to accurately withhold taxes from the january pay checks unless there is no change so workers will feel immediately for example that 2% hike in social security taxes in those first january pay checks. carl? >> i hate to work in an accounts payable department over the next couple weeks, hampton. it is going to be kind of nutty. thanks so much. hampton pearson in washington. procrastinators across the country are hitting the malls today to take advantage of the last-minute sales. find out which retailers are going to benefit the most. but first, rick santelli is working on something for a little later on. rick? >> and probably about a dozen minut
ceiling after the inauguration as their best chance of pushing president obama and democrats for more budget cuts. >> the big chance for a big deal is that the debt ceiling -- that is when we'll have leverage to turn the country around, prevent it from becoming greece and save social security and medicare. >> as a practical matter no matter what congress and the white house do before the end of the year it is already too late for most employers to accurately withhold taxes from the...
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coming up next, we'll talk with steven rattner, a member of the fix the debt campaign. later, an exclusionive with randall stevenson from at&t. dow down 217 points. this is a 1.6% decline on s&p and the dow. nasdaq is down by 1.6%. much more "squawk on the street" straight ahead. for 30 some years at manyuperit different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. to a world of super-connected intelligence. the potential of freescale unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. to investing with knowledge. the potential of td ameritrade unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. >>> dow is down 235. s&p down 25. 1,402. people are talking about near term support around 1,399. we'll see. in the meantime, mitt romney referencing partisanship in his concession speech as president obama has the challenge of bringing togethe
coming up next, we'll talk with steven rattner, a member of the fix the debt campaign. later, an exclusionive with randall stevenson from at&t. dow down 217 points. this is a 1.6% decline on s&p and the dow. nasdaq is down by 1.6%. much more "squawk on the street" straight ahead. for 30 some years at manyuperit different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing...
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bush, the unlimited ability to raise the debt limit? >> they're talking about doing it now. >> i know they're talking about doing it now. do you think there's any chance that senator reid or then-senator obama would have done that? zero. congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. and the fact is, the debt limit ought to be used to bring fiscal sanity to washington, d.c. >> last question. >> mr. speaker, last week the supreme court reviewed the defense of marriage act. as you know, house republicans are in defense of that law. there was a $1.5 million cost cap outside counsel to fund that, but according to house democrats, that cost cap has decreased. do you is not the idea of raising that to pay for it? >> if the justice department is not going to enforce the law of the land, the congress will. thank you all. >> there's house speaker john boehner walking off the podium after handling a number of questions. what he seemed to underscore is the fact that there has not been much progress made. he said it is clear t
bush, the unlimited ability to raise the debt limit? >> they're talking about doing it now. >> i know they're talking about doing it now. do you think there's any chance that senator reid or then-senator obama would have done that? zero. congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. and the fact is, the debt limit ought to be used to bring fiscal sanity to washington, d.c. >> last question. >> mr. speaker, last week the supreme court reviewed the...
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debt. he's here to explain how he did it. >> and the stock that just raised almost $14 million in new funding. you want to know the name of the company. we're back in two. ♪ [ male announcer ] 'tis the season to discover the kid in all of us. enjoy free shipping and great values on your holiday shopping from l.l. bean. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> greece is starting a two-week process by where it will spend billions buying back its own debt at a huge discount and then canceling it. it's part of a debt reduction plan agreed by finance ministers to cut the debt burden for greece and there are a few seizing the opportunity from greece's crumbling economy and we have the ceo of graylock capital. welcome to the program. you are on record in the spring saying this was the trade of the year. going now and buy
debt. he's here to explain how he did it. >> and the stock that just raised almost $14 million in new funding. you want to know the name of the company. we're back in two. ♪ [ male announcer ] 'tis the season to discover the kid in all of us. enjoy free shipping and great values on your holiday shopping from l.l. bean. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex...
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you've got another debt limit at the same time coming up and obama care going into effect. that is an uncertainty. that is why you have the highest from the last 50 years more money corporations are holding than any other time. we need to unshackle that and unleash that. that is the greatest stimulus you could have without $1 being borrowed by government. that is an ability to continue to create private sector jobs. >> congressman, can i just briefly touch if possible on where we are externally with the foreign affairs? we've had overnight iran now launching its first domestically built satellite into orbit and it is clear israel's defense minister is very worried that they're rapidly varying their nuclear ability deep in the ground where it cannot be hit by a strike from above. if tel aviv does launch a surprise attack on iran, what should the united states response be? should they get involved in any military aggression between iran and israel? >> i think america being a world leader should make sure that never has to happen. so first and foremost we should make sure iran
you've got another debt limit at the same time coming up and obama care going into effect. that is an uncertainty. that is why you have the highest from the last 50 years more money corporations are holding than any other time. we need to unshackle that and unleash that. that is the greatest stimulus you could have without $1 being borrowed by government. that is an ability to continue to create private sector jobs. >> congressman, can i just briefly touch if possible on where we are...
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debt and pushes those obligations on to coming generations. obama care also means that for up to 20 million americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep. obama care is a job killer. businesses across the country have been asked what the impact is of obama care. three-quarters of those surveyed by the chamber of commerce said that obama care makes it less likely for them to hire people. and perhaps most troubling of all, obama care puts the federal government between you and your doctor. for all those reasons, it's important for us to repeal and replace obama care. what are some of the things we'll keep in place and must be in place in a reform, a real reform of our health care system? one, we have to make sure that people who want to keep their current insurance will be able to do so. having 20 million people, up to that number of people, lose the insurance they want is simply unacceptable. number two, got to make sure that those people who have preexisting conditions know that
debt and pushes those obligations on to coming generations. obama care also means that for up to 20 million americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep. obama care is a job killer. businesses across the country have been asked what the impact is of obama care. three-quarters of those surveyed by the chamber of commerce said that obama care makes it less likely for them to hire people. and perhaps most troubling of all, obama...
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we'll help you weigh through the confusing phrase debt valuation adjustment. and look how james goreman is looking good on his pledge to trim com. >> and reports say president obama is ready to veto any fiscal cliff compromise that doesn't include higher taxes for the wealthy. luster or did the likelihood of a deal just go down? >> it's a day full of telecommunications news. sprint has taken over majority share of clearwire. nokia reported better than expected quarterly results as the company gets ready to launch the new lumia smartphones next month. and google has sent out invitations for an october 29th android event where their expected to announce a new nexus smartphone and release a new nexus tablet. and verizon with a jump in third quarter profits brought up by wireless subscriptions after the company started selling the iphone. "squawk on the street" we will be joined by verizon chairman and ceo lowell mcadam. hadn't done an interview with him in quite some time. we'll speak about the quarter and about sprint. interesting to note, we'll see clearwire sh
we'll help you weigh through the confusing phrase debt valuation adjustment. and look how james goreman is looking good on his pledge to trim com. >> and reports say president obama is ready to veto any fiscal cliff compromise that doesn't include higher taxes for the wealthy. luster or did the likelihood of a deal just go down? >> it's a day full of telecommunications news. sprint has taken over majority share of clearwire. nokia reported better than expected quarterly results as...
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in the debt deal we didn't cut spending enough. i didn't think we ended up cutting it at all and folks will agree or disagree. the point being, we'll have the fourth straight year of trillion dollar deficits and i am a member of the tea party and we come up here to change that and say, hey, at least we didn't make it worse. that's not good enough for the american people. >> let's keep this theme. you're part of the house ag committee, there is a farm bill right now that is working its way through the senate. i believe in july the house will have its version. can you give me a quick synopsis of what's going on in that bill and what's the biggest subsidy in that bill because we're all of course talking about the buzz word of subsidies. >> there are over $20 billion in cuts to america's farmers and ranchers and they're willing to step up to the plate and do their share and what the white house and the senate democrats do not want to focus on is the 80% of the farm bill that deals with food stamps. that's where all the growth has been.
in the debt deal we didn't cut spending enough. i didn't think we ended up cutting it at all and folks will agree or disagree. the point being, we'll have the fourth straight year of trillion dollar deficits and i am a member of the tea party and we come up here to change that and say, hey, at least we didn't make it worse. that's not good enough for the american people. >> let's keep this theme. you're part of the house ag committee, there is a farm bill right now that is working its way...
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obama returning from holiday early? is he a man that this is irrelevant? and the market has a bit [ inaudible ] >> couldinged market is not reading this right, could be the president is coming back for strictly symbolic purposes and don't, in fact, get a deal going into new year's eve. we just don't know at this point. and there's a lot riding on this, on advice yowly, that we can't see from here how we are going to get this deal by monday, what's going to be required is these guys are going to have to come to a deal behind closed doors and announce it publicly, it is going to have to survive the vetting it gets publicly and then it's going to have the votes in both the house and the senate, which are very different bodies, one controlled by republican, the other controlled by democrats and that's going to be a very dicy thing to do but it's going to be a moment of high drama if we get a between now and monday. >> his point about proceed yours is a good one. the president spoke to the business roundtable the other day as you recall, eamon, even if you got
obama returning from holiday early? is he a man that this is irrelevant? and the market has a bit [ inaudible ] >> couldinged market is not reading this right, could be the president is coming back for strictly symbolic purposes and don't, in fact, get a deal going into new year's eve. we just don't know at this point. and there's a lot riding on this, on advice yowly, that we can't see from here how we are going to get this deal by monday, what's going to be required is these guys are...
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the co-founder of the fix the debt campaign, he was asked about the chances of striking a deal to avoid the cliff. >> it's probably more like a 40% chance we'll actually get it done before the end of the year. probably 25% chance we'll get it done right after the end of the year. and then there's that horrible 35% chance that we'll still go over the cliff and have pure chaos. but i think the chances of getting it done now are better. i think that's what's key. >> be sure to tune in tomorrow for the fiscal cliff coverage live from washington. mission critical, rise above d.c., all day long. becky quick, jim cramer, maria bartiromo holding their feet to the fire about where they stand on the fiscal cliff and how they'll do their part to rise above partisan politics and reach a deal. now, there are some bowles comments. 40%, yeah, but the odds are much better. they're still 35% chance it will not happen. it's not exactly confidence building. >> not necessarily confidence building. always interesting to me how people can put percentage chances on anything like this. seeing how difficult it
the co-founder of the fix the debt campaign, he was asked about the chances of striking a deal to avoid the cliff. >> it's probably more like a 40% chance we'll actually get it done before the end of the year. probably 25% chance we'll get it done right after the end of the year. and then there's that horrible 35% chance that we'll still go over the cliff and have pure chaos. but i think the chances of getting it done now are better. i think that's what's key. >> be sure to tune in...
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obama said yesterday talks with speaker boehner were deteriorating. a member of the ceo fiscal leadership council of the campaign to fix the debt, he joins us now. when you're on fix the debt, it must be doubly frustrating. what's your latest take? >> well, as we all know, the situation is very fluid. to me it appears as though there has been some signs of progress on both sides both in terms of speaker boehner's involving position, i think the white house position has been evolving. you sense there is a framework for a deal to be done. we hope partisanship doesn't torpedo the entire series of conversations but it feels like the two sides are close enough that there ought to be a deal that can be cut. >> so the detour that we've taken over the past 48 hours with regard to plan b, is that a political tool or do you believe that is actually a road that leadership wants to go down if they have to ? >> i think everything at this point is a political tool. i think both sides should want a deal. investors want a deal. the american public wants a deal. folks
obama said yesterday talks with speaker boehner were deteriorating. a member of the ceo fiscal leadership council of the campaign to fix the debt, he joins us now. when you're on fix the debt, it must be doubly frustrating. what's your latest take? >> well, as we all know, the situation is very fluid. to me it appears as though there has been some signs of progress on both sides both in terms of speaker boehner's involving position, i think the white house position has been evolving. you...
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and i worry about the debt that president obama and his policies are going to lay on our children. and quite frankly, if you think about it, if we continue on this path, we're barreling towards becoming france and on our way to approaching greece. and we have to face up to our problems as americans are capable of doing and we need leadership to help get us there. >> tom, recently in the past few days, rupert murdoch, jack welch, out pretty vocally on twitter, at least, saying the romney campaign -- and i think in murdoch's words, has to start hiring some professionals to run this campaign. welch, i think, was disappointed this morning that maybe you weren't on earlier following the number. is the campaign not tough enough to win this race? >> you know, i've gotten pretty familiar with people running the romney campaign. i feel very good about the direction they're taking. and they're not going to try to do fancy things like the obama campaign, focusing on negative irrelevance mitt's going to focus on getting the economy rolling again, creating jobs, addressing the 23 million people
and i worry about the debt that president obama and his policies are going to lay on our children. and quite frankly, if you think about it, if we continue on this path, we're barreling towards becoming france and on our way to approaching greece. and we have to face up to our problems as americans are capable of doing and we need leadership to help get us there. >> tom, recently in the past few days, rupert murdoch, jack welch, out pretty vocally on twitter, at least, saying the romney...
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president obama hasn't had a budget in four years. we have seen $4 trillion deficits under his lack of leadership with our debt reaching $16 trillion. and as you know, if we stay on this path, by the end of his second term, should he be re-elected, it would be $20 trillion. that's unacceptable. >> is there a way to say that within the framework of what simpson/bowles are now providing, this time with the involvement of a lot of the nation's ceos? >> well, governor romney and paul ryan, like i said, have laid out a plan, not just to bring spending under control, but to reform our tax code, get people working again. because with more people in the work force, we'll be able to generate more income and that will be more money coming in. as you know, right now with 23 million americans struggling for work, many of those underemployed, they can't get good jobs. the amount of income we need just isn't coming in. >> yeah. but what i hear you saying is that it's going to be on your terms from your plan. it's not going to be in any way trying t
president obama hasn't had a budget in four years. we have seen $4 trillion deficits under his lack of leadership with our debt reaching $16 trillion. and as you know, if we stay on this path, by the end of his second term, should he be re-elected, it would be $20 trillion. that's unacceptable. >> is there a way to say that within the framework of what simpson/bowles are now providing, this time with the involvement of a lot of the nation's ceos? >> well, governor romney and paul...
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virginians didn't put a democrat into the white house until president obama came along. he won largely because of voters in the north. this is north versus south. northern virginia much more liberal. 23% population growth over the last ten years. a lot of that hispanic people moving into the state. in the south, still a very conservative southern virginia. it will be north versus south. what we have seen in the polls today, a lot of people coming in. it's a gorgeous day. it will be high voter turnout. polls close at 7:00 p.m. this will be an early read on 13 crucial electoral votes from virginia. back to you. >> and some say an early tell about the race at large. thank you very much. let's get to capital markets this morning. gary cominski is here on set. >> as far as voting, i did vote this morning. no electricity, power where i am. life is still pathetic. we'll get to that later. if you haven't voted you have no excuse. everybody is trying to figure out what's after this election. let's go to 2008. you remember the hope and change four years ago. you remember the stock
virginians didn't put a democrat into the white house until president obama came along. he won largely because of voters in the north. this is north versus south. northern virginia much more liberal. 23% population growth over the last ten years. a lot of that hispanic people moving into the state. in the south, still a very conservative southern virginia. it will be north versus south. what we have seen in the polls today, a lot of people coming in. it's a gorgeous day. it will be high voter...
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the fed will keep monetizing the debt. >> either way it's a tsunami. the problem is we don't know which direction it will go. >> no. when we changed the price target we said it was a 50/50 proposition. it was in the margin of error. that's where it sits today. >> yeah. >> i do think this is a situation where something like a payroll report at times where it has a lasting effect and how you react the next day and assess probabilities will be particularly important. trying to make a big -- you know, reallocate capital ahead of time. >> barry, great stuff. thank you very much, as always. >> all right, carl. >> we're less than 24 hours away from election kday and the race is tighter than ever. when we come back, an obama supporter gives us take an the election. we'll be right back. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination o
the fed will keep monetizing the debt. >> either way it's a tsunami. the problem is we don't know which direction it will go. >> no. when we changed the price target we said it was a 50/50 proposition. it was in the margin of error. that's where it sits today. >> yeah. >> i do think this is a situation where something like a payroll report at times where it has a lasting effect and how you react the next day and assess probabilities will be particularly important. trying...
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and the deficit and do the things that barack obama promised that he would do for us four years ago. i do think that there is a place for the argument about the truth of the american economy. i think americans are ready for it. but i think it's up to us to point out every day that, look, this is a speech. this president didn't get the job done and this is where he needed to go and what we needed to get our economy back in line. >> we have two more jobs reports before the election actually happens. this one was disappointing. how critical is the data that faces us? yes, you're looking at four years, seven years out. but the fact of the matter s. once a central banker says we are going to ease the market rallies, and the markets are sitting on multi-year highs and they can could be increasing including the federal reserve. >> well, i think in regard to the jobs numbers, they are going to be important, of course, and i don't know how they are going to play with the electorate as we get closer to november. this is clearly the most important jobs report of the election. it wasn't a good r
and the deficit and do the things that barack obama promised that he would do for us four years ago. i do think that there is a place for the argument about the truth of the american economy. i think americans are ready for it. but i think it's up to us to point out every day that, look, this is a speech. this president didn't get the job done and this is where he needed to go and what we needed to get our economy back in line. >> we have two more jobs reports before the election actually...
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where's our long-term debt? where's our deficits in this country? we have one of the most predictable looming economic disasters facing america and all we need to do is act on it. actually, the only thing president obama needs to do is fulfill the promises that he made to the american people in regard to those long-term debt problems and those long-term economic problems. and he's not there. and he apparently has no intention of going there. i think ultimately that will be the issue facing america moving forward in november. >> earlier this morning mitt romney was asked about gingrich. apparently not calling him after the primary, after his primary victory last night. says, i guess he doesn't have our phone number. what is standard practice in a primary for the loser to -- does the loser call the winner every time? >> i don't -- honestly, carl, i'm not avoiding. i don't know what the standard practice is. i think in the end all of these candidates have said repeatedly that if they're not the nominee, they will support the nominee 100 times over to h
where's our long-term debt? where's our deficits in this country? we have one of the most predictable looming economic disasters facing america and all we need to do is act on it. actually, the only thing president obama needs to do is fulfill the promises that he made to the american people in regard to those long-term debt problems and those long-term economic problems. and he's not there. and he apparently has no intention of going there. i think ultimately that will be the issue facing...
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german officials knocking down the idea of eurozone debt as long as individual states decide on government spending. >> and what was behind the botched facebook ipo? well, overconfidence and arrogance on the part of nasdaq staffers. that's what the nasdaq ceo says. shares of facebook, just about five bucks away from the ipo price. >>> a decision could come as early as today on the health care law. the big consideration is whether congress has the power to require americans to purchase health insurance. the court could strike down to full law, uphold it in its entirety or repeal only portions of law. that comes at a little after 10:00 today. do you have a battle plan? >> i was telling david, let's say home depot, they said on the conference call, if the law is upheld, it's going to cost us a lot of money. you have a stock at $52, you could buy a call that struck not that deep. it would be -- it's part of the s&p, it's going to open down. it is a domestic play. won't be influenced by eu. just throw it out there. >> so you think that corporate america -- companies in general will pop because
german officials knocking down the idea of eurozone debt as long as individual states decide on government spending. >> and what was behind the botched facebook ipo? well, overconfidence and arrogance on the part of nasdaq staffers. that's what the nasdaq ceo says. shares of facebook, just about five bucks away from the ipo price. >>> a decision could come as early as today on the health care law. the big consideration is whether congress has the power to require americans to...